Welcome back, everyone. Today, I would like to talk on the subject of love and how it affects each of us. The idea behind this week’s newsletter is to explain why people thrive when they are loved.
For all those who have ever truly been in love or for those of you who have ever truly loved another person no matter what the relationship may be, which should include us all as we all have loved someone in our lives, if you are self-aware, you would have noticed that loving that person gave you reason and purpose.
You should have or should still feel good when you are around them. In some cases, it might even feel like you can breathe easier or that the only time you can truly be yourself is when you are around them.
It is this feeling that we will be discussing in this week’s newsletter. If you are interested in learning a bit about this topic, then I invite you to stick with me as we explore this topic and take the next step towards becoming positively improved.
How love affects us.
Research shows that 12 brain areas work together to release “feel-good” chemicals such as dopamine, oxytocin, and adrenaline when you’re in love. Your brain’s reward system lights up when you talk about someone you love.
The result of these chemicals is sweaty palms, weak knees, a lump in your throat, and the triple beat of your heart when someone you love is near or when they are on your mind. They are the reason why you always feel so good around that person.
However, in most cases, these feelings fade with time when not given the proper time and attention, at which point most people will move on to someone else who makes them feel these feelings again. This is not to say that they can’t be found again with the same person; it just requires work that most people are unwilling to or do not understand, and they need to give to see the same results they once had.
What I am trying to say is that love affects us by releasing chemicals and hormones that make us feel good. These chemicals and hormones are relayed in our brains that we love this person because they make us feel good.
How love grows:
Now, as I said, without time and attention, this love or the good feelings you feel because you are in love will fade without time and attention in order to maintain them. The best way to keep these feelings is to make a daily effort to maintain them. I can hear you asking, so, how do you do this?
It all starts with kindness and empathy toward the people you love. You need to do nice things for them, be willing to listen to them without judgment, ask how they are doing, and give them a reason to laugh. Small acts let people know they are loved, cared for, and safe.
One of the added benefits of this daily effort, and probably the most important benefit that you make, is that the love between you and this person will grow more profound as the kind acts will be reciprocated and will keep those feel-good chemicals flowing freely between you both.
A Love Story
An example of this is the love shared between a parent and their children. I will use some details from my life to illustrate this. I know that I do not share things about myself very often, but in this case, I have love relationships that align with this topic, so it is time to give you all a little insight into my world.
See, I have two children, and they are my heart and soul. I love my children deeply and quite passionately, and they both know without a single doubt that my love is real. Many times in my life, things have become so hard that they almost felt impossible to bear. Yet, my love for my children has always been what grounds me, motivates me, and gives me the strength to keep going.
For many people, this kind of love is shared with their god or goddess or with a man or a woman, but for me, it is my children. Love can indeed give you wings, make you superhuman, and give you a reason to be your best and always strive for better. Love is better than any drug out there as it can make you feel good, and unlike any drug out there, it can help you put good into the world as well.
Final Thoughts:
Now that I am coming to the close of another week’s newsletter, I hope you understand better why people thrive when they are loved and why you feel so good when you love. There is a saying that I tend to say a lot:” Love conquers all.” I am sure you have heard this saying at some point in your life, and if you have, then you, like me, know the truth of this saying. Love has the ability to make it through just about anything if you give it the time and attention it requires.
Thank you so much for being here today to read this content and show your support. You are why I put this content out there, and I am glad to see that more of you are reading this newsletter every week. I am so very grateful to you all. I hope that each week, you feel as though you have been positively improved.
If you would like to share your thoughts on this topic, please do so in the comment section below, and if you know anyone who would benefit from this information, I invite you to share this content with them. Please join me again next week when I will take another step toward becoming positively improved. Until then, namaste.
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